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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chingford 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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Section B.—GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE AREA.
(a) Laboratory Facilities.
No change.
The number of specimens from the district examined at the Counties' Public Health Laboratories was as follows:—
| Diphtheria | 73 |
| Sputa | 77 |
| Typhoid | 17 |
| Ringworm | Nil |
| General | 154 |
| Milk and Ice Cream | 38 |
| Water | 4 |
| Sewage | Nil |
| Total | 363 |
(b) Ambulance Facilities.
The ambulance facilities are adequate for the district and there
was no change during the year.
The following is a summary of the work performed by the Council's Ambulance Service during 1941 :
| Private calls | Accident calls | |
|---|---|---|
| Borough Ambulances | 839* | 113 |
| Walthamstow, S.JA.B. and B.R.C. | ||
| Ambulances | 24 | 15 |
| 863 | 128 | |
| Total | 991 | |
| *(65 of these calls were Maternity Cases.) | ||
Total Mileage by Borough Ambulances
during year 13,192.2
(c) Nursing in the Home.
The Chingford District Nursing Association has carried on
its good work throughout the year. Maternity nursing and
midwifery cases, in addition to a large number of general nursing
visits, have been undertaken.
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